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CVE-2023-2745: WordPress Core is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 6.2, via the ‘wp_lang’ parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access and load arbitrary translation f

medium Affects WordPress core. Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

WordPress Core is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 6.2, via the ‘wp_lang’ parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to access and load arbitrary translation f

Package
WordPress core WordPress
Affected versions
<4.1.38 or >=4.2 and <4.2.35 or >=4.3 and <4.3.31 or >=4.4 and <4.4.30 or >=4.5 and <4.5.29 or >=4.6 and <4.6.26 or >=4.7 and <4.7.26 or >=4.8 and <4.8.22 or >=4.9 and <4.9.23 or >=5.0 and <5.0.19 or >=5.1 and <5.1.16 or >=5.2 and <5.2.18 or >=5.3 and <5.3.15 or >=5.4 and <5.4.13 or >=5.5 and <5.5.12 or >=5.6 and <5.6.11 or >=5.7 and <5.7.9 or >=5.8 and <5.8.7 or >=5.9 and <5.9.6 or >=6.0 and <6.0.4 or >=6.1 and <6.1.2 or =6.2
Fixed in
4.1.38, 4.2.35, 4.3.31, 4.4.30, 4.5.29, 4.6.26, 4.7.26, 4.8.22, 4.9.23, 5.0.19, 5.1.16, 5.2.18, 5.3.15, 5.4.13, 5.5.12, 5.6.11, 5.7.9, 5.8.7, 5.9.6, 6.0.4, 6.1.2
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 79% (99.6th percentile)
Published
2023-05-17
Source
nvd

References

CWE-22
NVD recordWordPress core advisories

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